What does BALD mean?
Definitions for BALD
bɔldbald
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BALD.
Princeton's WordNet
bald, barefacedadjective
with no effort to conceal
"a barefaced lie"
bald, bald-headed, bald-patedadjective
lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
"a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
bald, denuded, denudateverb
without the natural or usual covering
"a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
baldverb
grow bald; lose hair on one's head
"He is balding already"
Wiktionary
baldnoun
A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
baldverb
to become bald
baldadjective
Having no hair, fur or feathers.
baldadjective
Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.
baldadjective
Of a statement: empirically unsupported.
Etymology: From balþaz, whence also Old Saxon bald, Old High German bald, Old Norse ballr.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Baldadjective
Etymology: bal, Welch.
Neither shall men make themselves bald for them. Jer. xvi. 6.
I find it remarked by Marchetti, that the cause of baldness in men is the dryness of the brain, and its shrinking from the skull; he having observed, that in bald persons, under the bald part, there was a vacuity between the skull and the brain. John Ray.
He should imitate Cæsar, who, because his head was bald, covered that defect with laurels. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 232.
Under an oak, whose boughs were moss’d with age,
And high top bald with dry antiquity. William Shakespeare, As you like it.He is set at the upper end o’ th’ table; but they stand bald before him. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
Hobbes, in the preface to his own bald translation of the Ilias, begins the praise of Homer when he should have ended it. John Dryden, Fables, Preface.
And that, though labour’d, line must bald appear,
That brings ungrateful musick to the ear. Thomas Creech.What should the people do with these bald tribunes?
On whom depending, their obedience fails
To th’ greater bench. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
Wikipedia
Bald
Bald is a song by the English rock band The Darkness.
ChatGPT
bald
Bald refers to the lack or absence of hair on a part of the body, typically referring to the scalp of a person. It can naturally occur due to aging or can be a result of certain medical conditions or treatments.
Webster Dictionary
Baldadjective
destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak
Baldadjective
destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal
Baldadjective
undisguised
Baldadjective
destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean
Baldadjective
destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat
Baldadjective
destitute of the natural covering
Baldadjective
marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bald
bawld, adj. without hair (feathers, &c.) on the head (or on other parts of the body): bare, unadorned, destitute of literary grace: paltry, trivial: undisguised.—ns. Bald′-coot, popular name for the coot, from its pure white wide frontal plate: a monk—also Bald′icoot; Bald′-ea′gle, a common but inaccurate name for the American white-headed eagle, used as the national emblem.—adj. Bald′-faced, having white on the face, as a horse.—n. Bald′head, a person bald on the head.—adjs. Bald′-headed; Bald′ish, somewhat bald.—adv. Bald′ly.—ns. Bald′ness; Bald′pate, one destitute of hair: a kind of wild-duck.—adjs. Bald′pate, Bald′pated, destitute of hair. [Orig. 'shining,' 'white,' Ir. and Gael. bàl, 'white' spot; but perh. conn. with ball in the sense of 'rounded,' whence 'smooth,' 'hairless.']
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Entomology
Bald
without hair or other surface vestiture: see bare.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BALD
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bald is ranked #29261 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bald surname appeared 809 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bald.
87.1% or 705 total occurrences were White.
6.4% or 52 total occurrences were Black.
3.2% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
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Anagrams for BALD »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BALD in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BALD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of BALD in a Sentence
Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without blushing; but this is a mistake. Mere bald fabrication is useless; the veriest tyro can manage that. It is in the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous -- almost of pedantic -- veracity, that the experienced angler is seen.
With the money they pay you'll go bald, you'll have high blood pressure, you'll become an alcoholic, you'll divorce and then you'll kill yourself.
She shaved her head bald in the middle of her ‘Whip My Hair’ tour. I was like, ‘Oh, s—t. i’m looking at that girl and I’m like, ‘Got it. I understand. You will not have this trouble out of me ever again. Let’s go, baby. We can go,'.
Sometimes Mother Nature can be harsh and disappoint us with our human hopes, getting a glimpse into the daily lives of this beautiful bald eagle pair has been a real treat. Bald eagles have a very strong fidelity to their nest sites.
These birds are talking a lot, and they have definitely perched in places where they can see Jack and Reetah, the two bald eagles in our Eagle Canyon habitat.
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- أقرعArabic
- keçəlAzerbaijani
- лы́сыBelarusian
- плеши́в, износенBulgarian
- moalBreton
- calbCatalan, Valencian
- sjetý, ojetý, plešatýCzech
- moelWelsh
- skaldet, nedslidtDanish
- kahl, glatzköpfigGerman
- φαλακρόςGreek
- senhara, kalvaEsperanto
- calvoSpanish
- kiilasEstonian
- soil, burusoilBasque
- طاس, کچل, کلPersian
- kaljuFinnish
- chauve, lisseFrench
- kealWestern Frisian
- maolIrish
- maolScottish Gaelic
- calvoGalician
- meaylManx
- קירחHebrew
- गंजाHindi
- kopasz, tarHungarian
- ճաղատ, քաչալArmenian
- botakIndonesian
- sköllótturIcelandic
- calvo, pelato, liscioItalian
- 禿げ, はげましたJapanese
- buthakJavanese
- მელოტი, ქოსაGeorgian
- қасқа, жалтырKazakh
- 대머리, 노골적인Korean
- кашкаKyrgyz
- calvusLatin
- plikasLithuanian
- plikgalvains, nodilisLatvian
- pākiraMāori
- изли́жана, ќе́лавMacedonian
- കഷണ്ടിMalayalam
- botakMalay
- skalletNorwegian
- kaal, afgesletenDutch
- skallaNorwegian Nynorsk
- łysyPolish
- careca, calvoPortuguese
- chel, pleșuvRomanian
- лы́сый, плеши́вый, плешивыйRussian
- खार्वाटकःSanskrit
- ће̏лав, ćȅlavSerbo-Croatian
- plešatýSlovak
- plešastSlovene
- tullacAlbanian
- butakSundanese
- blanksliten, skalligSwedish
- kiparaSwahili
- சொட்டைTamil
- బట్టతల, గుండుTelugu
- тосTajik
- ล้าน, หัวล้าน, โกร๋นThai
- sakarTurkmen
- kalboTagalog
- kel, kabakTurkish
- ли́сий, лисийUkrainian
- گنجاUrdu
- kalUzbek
- trọc, hóiVietnamese
- tchenou, pelot, pelé, pelakeWalloon
- 秃Chinese
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